Previous DayMaybe now the Government will rethink I.D. cards
Talkback 6 out of 10 is not such a suprise considering that the survey came so soon after the HMRC incident. but maybe the government should listen and suspend their I.D. scheme and any other sensitive data...
Does ITIL really help?
Talkback No chance! IT staff have always enjoyed a fairly relaxed and informal atmosphere. As soon as a manager comes along to introduce a bit of structure, then staff seem to have a problem! Techies work...
Tech Talk - Special Edition - Skype Video Resolution
Blog Skype released a new "hotfix" version yesterday (12 Dec 2007), which restores the ability to specify the video resolution and frame rate by editing their config.xml file. The purpose of this...
IT Service Continuity Management
Blog What a mind blowing experience! I've just gone through a day of ITSCM as part of my ITIL Service Management red badge course. It's quite a heavy slog, but it all makes good sense. What a perfect...
Working UWB? Yes please, Pulse-LINK
Blog Ultrawideband may be disappointing its fans on a number of fronts – late, slow and not particularly exciting, to name just three – but nobody's told Pulse~LINK. This idiosyncratic Californian...
Open source routers? Don't hold your breath
Blog Hey, I just heard that Cisco's routers are going open source! That's exciting, isn't it! No it's not, because it's not true. The words "open" and "router" created a small flurry this week, as...
Skype really doesn't love its customers
Talkback simply don’t understand why Skype are even trying to excuse their 0207 number debacle. I’m sure for many customers, it’s not just that they are losing their number but the whole way the recall was...
RE:US government censors Wikipedia?
Blog Comment Controlling the web 2.0 Thats some interesting news, especially the alleged Digg vote fixing. On the matter of wikipedia, I wondered if it every occured to them, that the "history tab" link at the...
Win an HTC Touch
Competition Day 6 offers up two of HTC's smartphones with touchscreen technology that lets you navigate calling, applications, contacts and screens with a swipe of your finger.
US government censors Wikipedia?
Blog The US Government has been accused of meddling with Wikipedia entries. According to an article in
Finding the Parallels path
Q&A SWsoft president and chief executive Serguei Beloussov discusses what the future holds for his company, its Parallels product, and the virtualisation market as a whole
Intel releases video on 45nm and hafnium metal-gate transistors
Blog At the International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) this week in Washington. Intel talked some more about its 45nm technology - and has also produced a video showing hitherto secret R&D and...
Survey: Developer metrics are too complicated
News Performance metrics used in application-development projects are too complex for organisations to understand, a recent survey has revealed
RE:Currys £16.99 USB cable rip-off.
Blog Comment Environmentally speaking, I prefer to source cables as need be, excessive mark up is wrong though. I have lots of USB cables, true that with new standards I may not look upon it so favourably....
Public confidence shaken by data breaches
Roundup The HMRC data debacle and other breaches have weakened public confidence in government data security capabilities, says Symantec
A toast to the Commodore 64
Video Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore International, discuss the Commodore 64's impact on the PC market
Homebrew: Tea at the touch of a button
Video Steve Goodwin's entry in ZDNet.co.uk's Homebrew Challenge is a home automation system that can control lights, entertainment units and even his kettle
Dividend at Last!
Talkback The term "Digital Dividend" has been used so many times that it has become a holistic metaphor. Companies have been waiting for a long while when this dividend, generated by phasing out analog TV...
New Zealand Justice Ministry wants open source
News Open-source software is more stable, supportable and cost-effective than proprietary offerings, claims the Ministry of Justice
RE:Currys £16.99 USB cable rip-off.
Blog Comment Well, well doesn't history repeat itself yet again! Some of you may not remember the old days when Printers came with a Centronics (Paralell) Interfaces only and when IBM sold their humble IBM...
UK farmers still suffering from government IT woes
News The Rural Payments Agency still has to resolve the IT difficulties experienced in implementing the EU Single Payment Scheme
RE:Mobile Linux Could Open Door For Universal Mobile Torrents
Blog Comment Great post. I think the torrent system is one that when the hardware/software can support it will open up alot of new doors for mobile devices. The methods used to ensure that a fragments of a file...
Are IT managers overly authoritarian and bureaucratic?
Talkback So the Chartered Management Institute has branded IT managers as bureaucratic and authoritarian and that they need to think about being more proactive. Is this fair?
RE:Vista to XP - Two weeks later
Blog Comment aside from some issues when i first started using vista ive not had any problems with it and im only on a middle-low spec dell desktop with 256mb gfx... i know loads of people who have and think it...
Microsoft accquires Multimap
Blog Microsoft has acquired UK based map service Multimap for a rumoured £25 million. With online map services being a frequently visited resource by browsers, this appears to be Microsoft's attempt to...
London councils adopt crisis messaging system
News The Warn and Inform secure messaging service will help Lewisham and Croydon communicate with the community during major incidents
Tech Talk - Video IM Tips and Tricks
Blog As usual with my "Tech Talk", this will be a somewhat more technically detailed description of some things to do, to avoid, or to simply keep in mind to avoid problems or to find them when they...
Northern Ireland loses thousands of drivers' data
News The Driver and Vehicle Agency says personal details of thousands of motorists have been lost on two CDs sent by a courier
Hackers to focus on iPhone next year
News Arbor Networks has predicted 2008's security threats, saying the iPhone will be the 'victim of a serious attack' as hackers are lured by the hype
IT managers blamed for making staff ill
News Reactive, bureaucratic and authoritarian management is harming staff's morale and health, says a Chartered Management Institute survey
UK top for social networking in Europe
News The UK spends more time on social networking and has more broadband connections than anywhere else in Europe, Ofcom has said
